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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What was the meaning of "yao" when Ricci translated the Ten Commandments while he was a missionary in China? (from Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui)

"Thou".

"Shall".

"Not".

"Covet".

2.

When Ricci was standing inside the palace, what did he hear? (from Chapter Nine, Inside the Palace)

He heard the birds chirping.

The Memory Palace was silent.

He heard the wailing of the dead.

He heard the angels singing.

3.

During the Renaissance, on what did the Jesuits depend financially to support themselves and their missionaries? (from Chapter Six, The Third Image: Profit and Harvest)

The donations of generous Catholics who believed in the missionary work of the Jesuits.

The success of international trade.

The profit from the books of Jesuit sermons.

The support of the Catholic Church in Rome.

4.

According to "Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui", what concerned some Jesuits, including Ricci? (from Chapter Four, The Second Image: The Huihui)

The Renaissance.

The Reformation.

The Counter-Reformation.

The Inquisition.

5.

According to the author in "Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom", what was the reaction to the death of Pope Paul IV in 1559? (from Chapter Seven, The Third Picture: The Men of Sodom)